Speaking Your Truth: Thyroid and Throat Chakra Balancing
Our world is quite hard on the thyroid: Food and water that are full of pesticides and hormones; radiation from microwaves; heavy metal exposure; cleaning products, beauty products, and sunscreen; birth control pills and other hormone regulators or enhancers; continual high stress levels; excess soy products, caffeine, and low-fat diets. All of these things drain and tax the thyroid. All of these are also a huge part of our current daily culture. The thyroid governs many functions in the body: it regulates blood sugar, bone health, energy level, menstrual cycle, metabolism, cholesterol, heart rate, organ function, and stress hormone response... therefore, having an imbalanced thyroid has lots of implications. It is definitely a vital part of balancing the entire body.
The thyroid is located in the part of our body that corresponds to the throat chakra. The throat chakra is the center of energy in the body that is about speaking and hearing your inner truth and the truths of others. It is the center of communication, listening, and creativity. The thyroid will mirror an imbalance in this chakra and vice versa. Throat chakra imbalances are evidenced through gossip, criticism, speciousness, and verbal abuse. More subtle energetic imbalances are apparent through the misalignment of thought processes and actions, not opening to the communications from others, and inability to speak intuitively ~ from your heart ~ from the cosmic depths of your innermost being. We all encounter moments where it is difficult to speak your truth. It is hard to say “no” when you know it would be best for you. It is hard to speak your thoughts when they are contrary to what others are promulgating. Quieting all the outside noise ~ finding time to really listen to yourself ~ and speak from that place can be quite a difficult task. It also can be a struggle to really open up to others... wherever they might be on their own journey, and be open to listening to their inner truths. All of these struggles correspond to the throat chakra as well as to an imbalanced thyroid. Therefore, if we nourish our thyroids we will also be nourishing our throat chakras. There are multiple ways to work on balancing both the throat chakra and the thyroid. Interestingly, many of the herbs and practices that are beneficial to the thyroid will also energetically nourish and re-balance the throat chakra.
The thyroid is located in the part of our body that corresponds to the throat chakra. The throat chakra is the center of energy in the body that is about speaking and hearing your inner truth and the truths of others. It is the center of communication, listening, and creativity. The thyroid will mirror an imbalance in this chakra and vice versa. Throat chakra imbalances are evidenced through gossip, criticism, speciousness, and verbal abuse. More subtle energetic imbalances are apparent through the misalignment of thought processes and actions, not opening to the communications from others, and inability to speak intuitively ~ from your heart ~ from the cosmic depths of your innermost being. We all encounter moments where it is difficult to speak your truth. It is hard to say “no” when you know it would be best for you. It is hard to speak your thoughts when they are contrary to what others are promulgating. Quieting all the outside noise ~ finding time to really listen to yourself ~ and speak from that place can be quite a difficult task. It also can be a struggle to really open up to others... wherever they might be on their own journey, and be open to listening to their inner truths. All of these struggles correspond to the throat chakra as well as to an imbalanced thyroid. Therefore, if we nourish our thyroids we will also be nourishing our throat chakras. There are multiple ways to work on balancing both the throat chakra and the thyroid. Interestingly, many of the herbs and practices that are beneficial to the thyroid will also energetically nourish and re-balance the throat chakra.
Divine-Unity Field
It is possible to have thyroid function which tests normally in a blood test, but is still very slightly imbalanced and thus will have some of the physical manifestations of that imbalance. Herbs can help if your thyroid is strongly out of balance (diagnosed with hyper or hypothyroidism) or if you simply have a subtle imbalance. If you have a slightly over-active thyroid you might find you are overly hyper (ADHD), have an unusually high metabolism, have high blood pressure, have a hard time sitting still, and have an ongoing sense of anxiety that heightens if you are not constantly on the move. If you have a slightly under-active thyroid you might find you feel somewhat fatigued, have low metabolism, after having a stressful moment have a hard time shaking it off, have bone issues (bone spurs, bones that easily break, etc.), and have low blood pressure.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a problem of not being able to focus, being overactive, not being able control behavior, or a combination of these. For these problems to be diagnosed as ADHD, they must be out of the normal range for a person's age and development
There are many herbs that are helpful for the thyroid. If you know that you struggle with hyperthyroidism, then you need herbs that will tone down the over-activity of the thyroid and provide relaxation. The following herbs are helpful:
Lemon balm is relaxing and will encourage an uplifting mood. Motherwort will help relieve heart palpitations and high blood pressure. Bugleweed is a wonderful herb for hyperthyroidism and is often combined with lemon balm with lots of success.
However, if you struggle with hypothyroidism, then there are several herbs that can raise thyroid functioning:
Ashwagandha helps regulate sex hormones, balances sleep cycles, and nourishes the adrenals. Reishi feeds the heart/mind connection on an energetic level, builds immunity, and nourishes the adrenals. Maca powder helps balance hormones. Burdock aids in the digestion of fats, thus providing the thyroid with the fats needed in order to produce hormones. And Nettles is a deeply nourishing tonic to the whole body, especially the kidneys. Queen anne's lace balances the hormones and aids in weight loss. Black walnut is rich in iodine, which nourishes your thyroid ~ it will also treat candida, leaky gut, and parasites.
Eating a healthy diet is essential to thyroid health. In particular it is important to avoid sugar and caffeine. Eating an alkaline diet (rich in vegetables with moderate amounts of sugar, dairy, red meats, and grains) is healing to the thyroid as well as to your system as a whole. Certain foods can also help nourish the thyroid. Sea salt, which is rich in iodine, helps support thyroid function. A diet with good, healthy fats is critically important, so your thyroid can produce the hormones which signal so many of the body's functions and processes. Coconut oil is especially healing. Seaweeds are a wonderful source of iodine. Snacking on dulse and other seaweeds (dulse is probably the most palatable and makes excellent chips when baked!), taking kelp capsules, and incorporating kelp and other seaweeds into soup stocks and other dishes are wonderful ways to increase intake of this mineral rich, detoxing, and nourishing food.
Herbs and nutrition will aid in healing obvious physical manifestations of an imbalanced thyroid and thus will also help balance the throat chakra. There are other more dynamic methods of balancing the throat chakra / thyroid. Since the throat chakra houses the voice, any sort of work that incorporates the throat or voice will be beneficial to the throat chakra. Sutras, mantras, and prayer ~ singing, chanting, spiritual affirmations, and breath work ~ will all have strong ameliorating, restorative, and salubrious effects on the throat chakra.
If you are someone who has a hard time accessing language while in a spiritual space, (many people naturally gravitate toward images), however, we have found that using a simple sutra ~ that has deep spiritual meaning to you ~ while meditating is extremely powerful. Just repeating your favorite sutras or affirmations several times a day in your mind is deeply purifying, spiritually energizing, and transformative... it may also help dissolve the ego, expand consciousness, alter perception, and shatter the narrow confines of physical, three-dimensional space ~ especially when we repeat the practice on a daily basis. You may also find it beneficial to acquire a fundamental understanding ~ becoming knowledgeable and adept ~ in the proper techniques and methodologies of holotropic breathing exercises, which if performed properly can feel very clarifying, restorative, and profoundly theopathic. These practices not only benefit the throat chakra, but also your entire body, mind, and spirit.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a problem of not being able to focus, being overactive, not being able control behavior, or a combination of these. For these problems to be diagnosed as ADHD, they must be out of the normal range for a person's age and development
There are many herbs that are helpful for the thyroid. If you know that you struggle with hyperthyroidism, then you need herbs that will tone down the over-activity of the thyroid and provide relaxation. The following herbs are helpful:
Lemon balm is relaxing and will encourage an uplifting mood. Motherwort will help relieve heart palpitations and high blood pressure. Bugleweed is a wonderful herb for hyperthyroidism and is often combined with lemon balm with lots of success.
However, if you struggle with hypothyroidism, then there are several herbs that can raise thyroid functioning:
Ashwagandha helps regulate sex hormones, balances sleep cycles, and nourishes the adrenals. Reishi feeds the heart/mind connection on an energetic level, builds immunity, and nourishes the adrenals. Maca powder helps balance hormones. Burdock aids in the digestion of fats, thus providing the thyroid with the fats needed in order to produce hormones. And Nettles is a deeply nourishing tonic to the whole body, especially the kidneys. Queen anne's lace balances the hormones and aids in weight loss. Black walnut is rich in iodine, which nourishes your thyroid ~ it will also treat candida, leaky gut, and parasites.
Eating a healthy diet is essential to thyroid health. In particular it is important to avoid sugar and caffeine. Eating an alkaline diet (rich in vegetables with moderate amounts of sugar, dairy, red meats, and grains) is healing to the thyroid as well as to your system as a whole. Certain foods can also help nourish the thyroid. Sea salt, which is rich in iodine, helps support thyroid function. A diet with good, healthy fats is critically important, so your thyroid can produce the hormones which signal so many of the body's functions and processes. Coconut oil is especially healing. Seaweeds are a wonderful source of iodine. Snacking on dulse and other seaweeds (dulse is probably the most palatable and makes excellent chips when baked!), taking kelp capsules, and incorporating kelp and other seaweeds into soup stocks and other dishes are wonderful ways to increase intake of this mineral rich, detoxing, and nourishing food.
Herbs and nutrition will aid in healing obvious physical manifestations of an imbalanced thyroid and thus will also help balance the throat chakra. There are other more dynamic methods of balancing the throat chakra / thyroid. Since the throat chakra houses the voice, any sort of work that incorporates the throat or voice will be beneficial to the throat chakra. Sutras, mantras, and prayer ~ singing, chanting, spiritual affirmations, and breath work ~ will all have strong ameliorating, restorative, and salubrious effects on the throat chakra.
If you are someone who has a hard time accessing language while in a spiritual space, (many people naturally gravitate toward images), however, we have found that using a simple sutra ~ that has deep spiritual meaning to you ~ while meditating is extremely powerful. Just repeating your favorite sutras or affirmations several times a day in your mind is deeply purifying, spiritually energizing, and transformative... it may also help dissolve the ego, expand consciousness, alter perception, and shatter the narrow confines of physical, three-dimensional space ~ especially when we repeat the practice on a daily basis. You may also find it beneficial to acquire a fundamental understanding ~ becoming knowledgeable and adept ~ in the proper techniques and methodologies of holotropic breathing exercises, which if performed properly can feel very clarifying, restorative, and profoundly theopathic. These practices not only benefit the throat chakra, but also your entire body, mind, and spirit.
Centering, Balancing, Synchronizing Your Chakra Centers ~ Disappearing Into Indra's Net of Jewels
Evolution of Consciousness
We have hundreds of mantras, sutras, and spiritual affirmations in our mantra catalog. Whenever a sutra, mantra, or affirmation starts becoming impotent, ineffectual, and vapid ~ it losses it's power to balance, align, and synchronize you with the spiritual dimension ~ the higher celestial planes ~ the oceanic Consciousness of Christ. Whenever your mind / body / spirit complex begins to indicate that your chakras are becoming imbalanced ~ as evidenced through a noticeable loss of mystical perception, insight, and illumination ~ an abrupt depletion of spiritual energies.... whenever you begin to feel out of harmony with the Sacred Cosmic Dance, the Divine Music of Everything ~ the underlying, ethereal, superconscious energy matrix of God ~ Indra's net of jewels, which interconnects all living things... however, for over 35 years The Spiritual Collective Project has been discovering, evaluating, and exploring many innovative, cutting-edge technologies, methods, and processes that can rebalance, reorient, and re-energize the chakra centers ~ reconnecting you with the higher planes of consciousness. This process can be triggered simply by selecting a powerful, zoetic mantra that you feel holds profound mystical significance in your life ~ that moves your spirit ~ that begins the awakening of your kundalini... it must be a sutra that you can actually feel channeling streams of pure spiritual energies through your being from transcendental Clear Space. The "sutra" or "mantra" is simply a "device," a technique we use, to begin stopping your thought processes, stopping your internal dialogue, stopping the world ~ that will begin dissolving the ego-mind... You must enter into deep no-mind meditation with this new sutra ~ until their is no more sutra, no more method, no more "you."
"Indra's net" is the net of the Vedic god Indra, whose net hangs over his palace on Mount Meru, the axis mundi of Hindu cosmology and Hindu mythology. Indra's net has a multifaceted jewel at each vertex, and each jewel is reflected in all of the other jewels.[4] In the Avatamsaka Sutra, the image of "Indra's net" is used to describe the interconnectedness of the universe:
"Indra's net" is the net of the Vedic god Indra, whose net hangs over his palace on Mount Meru, the axis mundi of Hindu cosmology and Hindu mythology. Indra's net has a multifaceted jewel at each vertex, and each jewel is reflected in all of the other jewels.[4] In the Avatamsaka Sutra, the image of "Indra's net" is used to describe the interconnectedness of the universe:
Indra's Net - The Illusion of Separateness... (click on picture to watch video)
Far away in the heavenly abode of the great god Indra, there is a wonderful net which has been hung by some cunning artificer in such a manner that it stretches out infinitely in all directions. In accordance with the extravagant tastes of deities, the artificer has hung a single glittering jewel in each "eye" of the net, and since the net itself is infinite in dimension, the jewels are infinite in number. There hang the jewels, glittering like stars in the first magnitude, a wonderful sight to behold. If we now arbitrarily select one of these jewels for inspection and look closely at it, we will discover that in its polished surface there are reflected all the other jewels in the net, infinite in number. Not only that, but each of the jewels reflected in this one jewel is also reflecting all the other jewels, so that there is an infinite reflecting process occurring.
"Indra’s Jewelled Net" is a metaphor for the summation of Buddhist thought. Each of us is a jewel in Indra’s Net, which replicates the whole and is the whole. At each intersection in Indra’s Net is a light reflecting jewel and each jewel contains another Net, ad infinitum. The jewel at each intersection exists only as a reflection of all the others and hence it has no self-nature. Yet it also exists as a separate entity to sustain the others. Each and all exist in their mutuality. – (Ken Jones, The Social Face of Buddhism)
"Indra’s Jewelled Net" is a metaphor for the summation of Buddhist thought. Each of us is a jewel in Indra’s Net, which replicates the whole and is the whole. At each intersection in Indra’s Net is a light reflecting jewel and each jewel contains another Net, ad infinitum. The jewel at each intersection exists only as a reflection of all the others and hence it has no self-nature. Yet it also exists as a separate entity to sustain the others. Each and all exist in their mutuality. – (Ken Jones, The Social Face of Buddhism)